Baffle Ball
A 87-year-old Coin-op Pinball by Gottlieb
Not emulated yet.
DESCRIPTION
Baffle Ball © 1931 Gottlieb.
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION
PICTURE :
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TRIVIA
Released in November 1931. Baffle Ball captured the small change of so many Americans during the depression that it became a national pastime.
The first successful pinball game, Baffle Ball shows where the 'pin' in 'pinball' came from. The game uses a ball, and the playfield has pins, hence the birth of 'pinball'.
Baffle Ball sold for $17.50. The game proved so popular that 50,000 units were sold within the first few years.
Baffle Ball was also distributed by Rock-Ola Mfg. Co.
The first successful pinball game, Baffle Ball shows where the 'pin' in 'pinball' came from. The game uses a ball, and the playfield has pins, hence the birth of 'pinball'.
Baffle Ball sold for $17.50. The game proved so popular that 50,000 units were sold within the first few years.
Baffle Ball was also distributed by Rock-Ola Mfg. Co.
STAFF
Design by: David Gottlieb
PORTS
COMPUTERS:
PC [Microsoft Windows] [CD-ROM] (1998) "Microsoft Pinball Arcade"
PC [Microsoft Windows] [CD-ROM] (1998) "Microsoft Pinball Arcade"
SOURCES
Machine's picture.
The Coin Machine Journal - January 1940 issue